The Giver Chapter 9 11

How does the Assignment of Receiver differ from other Assignments?

• The training will be completely alone, and there is only Receiver at a time. Jonas only received one page of rules in his packet.
• The training will be with only one of his friends, and there is 3 receivers at a time. Jonas received one page of rules
• The training will be completely alone, and there is only Receiver at a time. Jonas only received two pages of rules in his packet.
• The training will not be completely alone, and there is only 2 Receivers at a time. Jonas only received one page of rules in his packet.

What happened to the previous Receiver-In-Training?

• She vanished, and no one knows what happened to her.
• She fell into the river and drowned.
• She ran away after telling everyone to keep it a secret.
• All of the options

What was the name given to the previous receiver?

• Not-To-Be-Spoken; we don't really know her name.
• Elizabeth
• Johnson
• Fiona

How does Jonas's perception of adults change once he is told that it is okay for him to lie?

• He realizes that he may not always have been told the truth about things in the community. It also occurs to him that other adults may be able to lie.
• He realizes that his parents are completely trustworthy.
• The Chief Elder lied to him about his selection and gave him a false copy.
• All of the above.

What are 4 things that the Receiver-in-Training must do?

• 1. He must go to training and then go home.
  2. He can ask any questions that he would like even if they are rude.
  3. He may lie.
  4. He can only take medication for injury or pain that is unrelated to his training.
• 1. He no longer has any free time for recreation.
  2. He cannot discuss his training with anyone other than the Receiver.
  3. He may not ask for release.
  4. He is not allowed to tell his dreams.

What are 4 things that the Receiver-in-Training must NOT do?

• 1. He no longer has any free time for recreation.
  2. He cannot discuss his training with anyone other than the Receiver.
  3. He may not ask for release.
  4. He is not allowed to tell his dreams.
• 1. He must go to training and then go home.
  2. He can ask any questions that he would like even if they are rude.
  3. He may lie.
  4. He can only take medication for injury or pain that is unrelated to his training.

How is the Receiver's living space different compared to other citizens' dwellings?

• The Receiver's dwelling has a lock
• The Receiver has more luxurious furniture and many more books.
• He can also turn off the speaker in his dwelling
• All of them.

How will Jonas and the Receiver work together?

• Jonas may ask questions of the Receiver, but neither of them are allowed to discuss the training with anyone else. They can interupt each other without apology.
• Jonas may punch him for the memories of pain.
• The Receiver will take Jonas on a field trip and show him the memories.
• The Receiver will tell Jonas about the memories, and Jonas will try to imagine it and guess what it is.

What is the Receiver's job?

• To transmit to Jonas all the memories of the past and show Jonas the way.
• To misadvise the Elders in time of need
• To hold the memories of joy so that the community is a sad place
• To read Harry Potter and take an AR test so that Jonas will not have to.

Explain the metaphor of the snow that the Giver uses to describe how the memories impact him.

• The memories are like going downhill through deep snow on a sled; exhilarating at first, but as the snow/memories build up, it gets more difficult to keep going.
• The memories are like going snow/memories through deep snow on a sled; exhilarating at first, but as the downhill build up, it gets more difficult to keep going.